KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 482,742 summonses amounting to RM25.3mil were issued to foreign drivers for various traffic offences from 2023 to last year. Road Transport Department (JPJ) Enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said records showed that Rohingya, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Middle Eastern, Indian and Chinese nationals were among those most frequently issued summonses. "During the same period, a total of 462,835 foreign nationals were issued summonses for various traffic offences," he told a press conference at the JPJ office here on Friday (Feb 6). He added that JPJ had also seized 15,789 vehicles driven by foreign nationals during the same period. "Based on records from 2023 to 2025, JPJ carried out enforcement actions involving the seizure of 15,789 vehicles driven by foreign nationals," he said.

Source: The Star February 06, 2026 15:24 UTC